Hin Leong scandal adds tarnish to fading Singapore brand
SINGAPORE -- To many Singapore observers, the most unsettling aspect of the collapse of Hin Leong Trading was not the...
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Tencent dominates Myanmar’s booming music streaming scene
YANGON -- Major Chinese internet company Tencent Holdings is leading Myanmar's growth in music streaming services, plowing ahead while major...
Startup targets Japan’s intensive care capacity as coronavirus hits
TOKYO -- Japan's Covid-19 situation is speeding up the adoption of remote support systems by hospitals with understaffed intensive care units,...
Coronavirus: Medical mystery of recovered patients testing positive
Doctors and scientists are still grappling with the mystery of patients who continue testing positive for the COVID-19 virus weeks...
Coronavirus latest: New Zealand reports zero new cases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Emerging market currencies mark biggest falls in 5 years
TOKYO -- Emerging market currencies are collapsing in a magnitude last seen in 2015 when China's renminbi devaluation panicked global...
A tin specialist in small-town Japan has designs on global renown
TOYAMA, Japan -- When the then director of an elite French restaurant saw some tableware at an exhibition in 2014,...
Alibaba and Amazon borrow furloughed service workers
TOKYO -- Online retailers and delivery companies seeing a sudden spike in demand from homebound consumers are borrowing workers from industries...
Coronavirus latest: Pompeo cites ‘significant evidence’ of lab leak
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of...
Lawson ready to serve Japan’s fully wired households: CEO
TOKYO -- China's coronavirus shutdown has left a lasting mark on consumer shopping habits, and Japan is likely to see...
